Statue Approximately 10 Metres to West of Kirby Knowle Castle is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 February 1990. Statue.
Statue Approximately 10 Metres to West of Kirby Knowle Castle
- WRENN ID
- long-footing-dale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Thirsk and Malton MP: Kevin Hollinrake (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 February 1990
- Type
- Statue
- OS grid reference
- SE 458 874
- Coordinates
- 54.28069, -1.29688
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This statue, dating from the mid to late 17th century, is located approximately 10 metres to the west of Kirby Knowle Castle. It features a stone pedestal with a square-sectioned plinth that has a base and a chamfered cornice. The statue itself depicts a bearded Roman-style soldier leaning on a spear, although the spear has since been removed.
Local climate
Statue Approximately 10 Metres to West of Kirby Knowle Castle receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 25 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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Nearby listed buildings
- Garden Walls to South, to West and to North of Kirby Knowle Castle
- Kirby Knowle Castle
- Gatehouse to Upsall Castle, to West of Garden Cottage and Wall to Right
- Garden Cottage and Walls
- Remains of Castle Walls to South and West of Upsall Castle
- Church of St Wilfrid
- Knowle House
- Castle Farm
- Holme House
- Manor House